8.7 Documentary History

Book Hunters

2017
Fight for the knowledge of the world
Trailer
When chaos reigns, while barbaric and fanatical rulers, both ecclesiastical and secular, systematically burn entire libraries, book hunters, secret heroes of history, travel the world saving and copying texts, threatened by the madness of censors, with the noble purpose of preventing the ultimate loss of human knowledge.
Release Date
2017-09-22
Status
Released
Original Title
Die Bücherjäger
Runtime
52 min
Original Language
DE
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
Kinescope Film, nordmedia, ARTE, Radio Bremen
Overview
When chaos reigns, while barbaric and fanatical rulers, both ecclesiastical and secular, systematically burn entire libraries, book hunters, secret heroes of history, travel the world saving and copying texts, threatened by the madness of censors, with the noble purpose of preventing the ultimate loss of human knowledge.
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